good product By subieon 2/22/2015

subie would recommend this product to a friend

Works good for nitrate so far..

Good so farBy David Lon 12/22/2014

David L would recommend this product to a friend

I was sent the BRS brand of bio pellets after having issues with TLF brand floating and clumping. I had no issues with the BRS brand from day one. Now lets see if the bio pellets help reduce my nitrates.

Good Product By EZon 12/1/2014

EZ would recommend this product to a friend

I've tried a few different types of biopellets and I seem to keep coming back to these. They tumble well, and don't seem to clump like other do. I have them running in two TLF reactors run in series which holds just about 1000 ml of pellets. They seem to work pretty well as i have never had a nitrate or phosphate issue but that's all purely anecdotal.

ExcellentBy Michaelon 10/29/2014

Michael would recommend this product to a friend

Perfect match for my Reef Octopus 3000 reactor.

GOODBy Martaon 10/29/2014

Marta would recommend this product to a friend

Works good for nitrate reduction but I dont see it helping with phosphates in my tank.

disapointedBy joesreeftankon 10/24/2014

joesreeftank wouldn't recommend this product to a friend

Not sure of the quality of the pellets just yet, my concern is when i received my order the jar was open and the pellets spilled all over, I emailed BRS and received no response.

AmazingBy Paulon 10/22/2014

Paul would recommend this product to a friend

These tumble great in my little media reactor and keep nitrates and phosphates at 0, what more can you ask for? I only got the 500ml bag for my 30 gallong nano with a mix of coral and live rock and have had no issue with algae blooms and such like others. Just follow the directions, and if you have an established tank, start with very little so you don't get a big bloom. It's all in the directions.

BRS BiopelletsBy Ojakeon 9/7/2014

Ojake would recommend this product to a friend

Been using them for over 1 year now. Using a Reef Octopus reactor and large water flow. I have had NONE of the problems some people are reporting. Nitrates and Phosphates remain below detectable using Red Sea tests kits.

Great for FOLR tanks, SPS keepers beware By Eldogon 8/20/2014

Eldog wouldn't recommend this product to a friend

I have been running biopellets in a BR 140 chamber for nearly 5 months. I switched to Ecobac pellets due to rapid degradation of the BR biopellets and guess what; the Ecobac pellets degraded even faster. On the plus side the biopellets did completely remove all nitrates and phosphates, undetectable on testing. Unfortunately, the SPS corals, and clams did not respond well, slow tissue necrosis and cynobacteria was a major side effect of the organic carbon influx induced by the biopellets. The whitish residue from the degradation of the biopellets coats all plumbing surfaces and sides of sump and skimmer. For heavy bio-loaded FOLR tanks the biopellets would work perfectly, cyanobacteria as consequence, but I would not recommend this product for SPS reef tanks. The LPS corals were fine with normal growth of zoanthids and other colonies. I have taken the biopellet reactor off my 230 display. Experiment over.

Can't get my nitrates downBy Romanon 8/19/2014

Roman would recommend this product to a friend

8 months after starting using BRS biopellets in my Innovative Marine media reactor still cannot get nitrates down, it seems to be stuck at 10-20 ppm. No negative side effects like bacteria or diatoms boom, but I was hoping to get results faster. Started dosing Brightwell Microbacter7, hope it will properly seed the reactor with better bacteria strain and start bringing down nitrates

Good productBy Davidfranceson 8/18/2014

Davidfrances would recommend this product to a friend

I have been running the BRS product now for a few weeks. Like some of the other reviewers, I have not noticed a significant uptick in the amount of skimmate being pulled out of my tank, but the skimmate that does come off now is exponentially more rank than before. I can report that my nitrate and phosphate levels are below the measuing ability of my test kits, having gone from 10ppm nitrate and 40 ppm phosphate previously.

Rapid DegradationBy Eldogon 8/5/2014

Eldog wouldn't recommend this product to a friend

After 4 months the BRS biopellets were removed due to rapid degradation with fine plastic silt accumulating everywhere down-stream of the reactor via the effluent. After conferring with the BRS Tech Advisers, they suggested moving a greater volume of water through the reactor to mitigate accumulation of too much bio-mass. The accumulation was clearly fine particles of the biopellet material and not associated with biologic bacterial cells. The added water-flow simply accelerated the break down of the pellets. I have switched to Ecobak pellets and will restart the reactor. I receive all of my dosing, RODI and filter media from BRS and have always been very satisfied. I feel this product is defective however.

Large PelletsBy Anthonyon 7/15/2014

Anthony would recommend this product to a friend

Biopellets seem to be the wave of the future. They work, it is obvious. These pellets seem to be a bit larger than some.

Rapid degradationBy Eldogon 6/24/2014

Eldog wouldn't recommend this product to a friend

I am very pleased with the nitrate reduction since running biopellets in the BR140 reef octopus reaction chamber on my 240 gallon reef tank. Nitrates went from 5 ppm to undetectable in 16 weeks. The downside at this point is a rapid degradation of the pellets leaving a fine but thick pasty emulsion on the upper segment of the chamber, return plumbing, and sump / protein skimmer. The degradation was rapid between 15 - 18 weeks I noticed a steady accumulation of biopellet emulsion. I have rerouted the output side of the reactor through my filter sock in fear that this emulsion may have an adverse reaction on the tank inhabitants and corals.

Great product so farBy Sharkboyon 3/14/2014

Sharkboy would recommend this product to a friend

The pellets tumble nicely with an Eheim 2000 and bashsea reactor. Pellets don't clump either. Time will tell if notates are lowered as they have only been tumbling a week now

DONT DO IT!By Toddon 2/23/2014

Todd wouldn't recommend this product to a friend

If your tank is already up and running DON'T!!! use this stuff. It killed my whole tank slowly but surely. It made everything healthy and brighter at first then came the cyano bacteria . I immediately removed it and did a massive water change to get rid of any of the bacteria it created but I was too late and over the next 6 months no matter what I did it didn't help and now I have a tank full of rock and a starfish.

pretty goodBy Dustinon 12/11/2013

Dustin would recommend this product to a friend

works good for nitrate reduction but I dont see it helping with phosphates in my tank.

Great stuff, good price, but 500ml is a tiny bagBy Anthonyon 12/3/2013

Anthony would recommend this product to a friend

I've been running the stuff for 9 months and have been very happy with the results. The last time I ordered I ordered the 1000ml and that's the small size shown in the picture, this last time I accidentally ordered the 500ml, thinking it was the small size I ordered before and was disappointed. My fault of course.

I really think the two small sizes should be listed in cups instead of ml since the calculator only shows the number of cups recommended.

Great so farBy Russellon 11/30/2013

Russell would recommend this product to a friend

I have been running these pellets in my DIY reactor for about 8 weeks now with great results. I havent noticed much of an uptick in my skimmate, but nitrates are down and algae is almost completely gone. I may have to step up feeding or supplement feed my crabs and snails soon.

GREAT FOR PO4 AND NO3By Jhonon 11/27/2013

Jhon would recommend this product to a friend

Been using for about 2 years, on both my tanks resolved my hair algae and kept it away. This is my main source of nutrient export.

Good Product For Good PriceBy The Reef Spoton 11/23/2013

The Reef Spot would recommend this product to a friend

Just started running the biopellets. Will be a month to see how effective they will be. But for the price, cant beat it!

Great Product with a catchBy Anneon 10/17/2013

Anne would recommend this product to a friend

I've been using BRS biopellets on my tank for a little over 6 months now, and have been getting great results for about 4 months. The first 2 months were spent fighting cyano outbreaks despite not having high nitrates or phosphates. I was doing 20% water changes every week and fed very lightly. After turning my UV off (it's inline after the biopellet reactor) the cyano went away within 2 weeks. I haven't run the UV since and have had wonderful results. Nutrients stay nice and low and the corals and fish are all flourishing.

So after a bumpy start (probably my fault for running the UV) the pellets are performing very well and doing exactly what they are described to do.

Great product at a good priceBy Markon 9/17/2013

Mark would recommend this product to a friend

Great product at a good price. The only Bio Pellet brand I use.

good for first few weeks BUTBy Jay on 8/29/2013

Jay wouldn't recommend this product to a friend

This is the first BRS product I have to give negative feedback on. I'm a regular customer and always have great things to say about there products BUT these bio pellets are not cut out to be what described. I'm running 500 ml in a reef octopus br-110 with a model 2 pump. The pump is near new and very very strong. The problem is after the first few weeks they work great but as they begin to breakdown which they are meant to do they start to clump and and cause problems. Now if your reading this your initial response is to say that there isn't enough pressure and trust me that is not the case. I borrowed a second BR-110 reactor from a friend and used Ecobak pellets on one tank and the BRS with fresh pellets. This was an experiment I wanted to compare. Same pumps and all, after 4 months the ecobak pellets never clumped or had any issues and took the nitrates to 0 from 110-120. The second tank with the BRS pellets was clumping as usual and only took the nitrates to 80-90 from 100-110. This is just my comparison and opinion but if it comes to bio pellets ecobak worked the best. I still love BRS and will continue purchasing all my other necessities but the pellets are not their best product.